Background

City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

City attracts around 19,500 students (35% at postgraduate level), from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

In the last REF, City doubled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research.

Led by President, Professor Sir Paul Curran, City has made signiﬁcant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university: it has recently agreed a new Vision & Strategy 2026.

The School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering is a diverse, inclusive and multidisciplinary centre of study and research, located in the heart of London’s vibrant design community. It is immensely proud of its record of educating thousands of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) undergraduates and postgraduates, whilst making valuable research advances.

The Department of Computer Science has been at the leading edge of computer science in the UK for six decades; laying the groundwork for the foundation of the British Computer Society and awarding some of the country’s first Computer Science degrees. Today, it is a vibrant, modern department comprising approximately 50 academic staff and 60 research staff and PhD students

Responsibilities

We invite applications for a Lectureship in Cloud Computing to contribute to the Department of Computer Science's developing programme of research and education in this area.

The postholder will undertake internationally excellent research within their own specialist field, and contribute to the research standing and culture of the Research Centre on Adaptive Computing Systems (CeNACS) within the School of Mathematics.

Person Specification

Excellence and commitment to the delivery of high quality student education is essential. Research activity in one or more of the following areas is desirable: cloud infrastructures and services, performance of cloud systems and cloud security.

Additional Information

City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.